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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 5.40",
  "h1":"Cc. Madhya 5.40",
  "label":"Text 40",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 5.40",
  "description":"The elderly brāhmaṇa said, \"How can I undo the promise I made in a holy place while on pilgrimage? Whatever may happen, I must give him my daughter in charity.\""

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Cc. Madhya 5.40

Text

vipra bale,—“tīrtha-vākya kemane kari āna
ye ha-uk, se ha-uka, āmi diba kanyā-dāna”

Synonyms

vipra bale—the brāhmaṇa says; tīrtha-vākya—the promise made on the pilgrimage; kemane—how; kari—I shall do; āna—otherwise; ye ha-uk—whatever may be; se ha-uka—let it take place; āmi—I; diba—shall give; kanyā-dāna—my daughter in charity.

Translation

The elderly brāhmaṇa said, “How can I undo the promise I made in a holy place while on pilgrimage? Whatever may happen, I must give him my daughter in charity.”